Nairn Kennedy
@nairnkennedy.bsky.social
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ALCS pays money for visual contributions to magazines and articles, and this amount continues to grow year on year. Make sure you claim before 31 December to be included in next year's payments.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
ALCS pays money for visual contributions to magazines and articles, and this amount continues to grow year on year. Make sure you claim before 31 December to be included in next year's payments.
Find out more here: www.alcs.co.uk/how-it-works...
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Closing tomorrow!
Not long left at all to enter our competition this year 👇
Semd me your poems : 5 days to go. @cafewriters.bsky.social #poetrycompetition
November 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Closing tomorrow!
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Did you know? Once lost, a poet’s voice can’t be replaced. Help us preserve more voices by joining us as a member or making a small donation. #PoetryArchive20
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Membership: poetryarchive.org/support/
Donate: cafdonate.cafonline.org/36#!/Donatio...
Membership: poetryarchive.org/support/
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Did you know? Once lost, a poet’s voice can’t be replaced. Help us preserve more voices by joining us as a member or making a small donation. #PoetryArchive20
Donate: cafdonate.cafonline.org/36#!/Donatio...
Membership: poetryarchive.org/support/
Donate: cafdonate.cafonline.org/36#!/Donatio...
Membership: poetryarchive.org/support/
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It was all going so swimmingly until the poetry workshop leader suggested alliterative verse was dead.
November 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It was all going so swimmingly until the poetry workshop leader suggested alliterative verse was dead.
Very happy to have a poem chosen by the Poetry Archive as one of their 2025 winners!
poetryarchive.org/poem/poetry-...
poetryarchive.org/poem/poetry-...
Poetry Archive Now Wordview 2025: The Dictator Expounds on the Cultivation of Fruit Trees - Poetry Archive
Before they take you on as gardener, cultivate the trees with care, seek their support, eat the fruit they give, drink the juice to make you strong. When you get the job, patrol the orchard, wave the ...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Very happy to have a poem chosen by the Poetry Archive as one of their 2025 winners!
poetryarchive.org/poem/poetry-...
poetryarchive.org/poem/poetry-...
Nice poem, Carole.
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Nice poem, Carole.
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Join us online to launch 'Answerlands' by Joseph Minden on Tuesday 18 November at 7pm BST! 💻📖
The event will be hosted by Will Harris and will feature reading and discussion, alongside time for audience questions.
More information and tickets here:🎟️
www.carcanet.co.uk/events/answe...
The event will be hosted by Will Harris and will feature reading and discussion, alongside time for audience questions.
More information and tickets here:🎟️
www.carcanet.co.uk/events/answe...
Answerlands by Joseph Minden: Carcanet Online Book Launch - Carcanet Press
Please join us online to celebrate the launch of Joseph Minden's new poetry collection Answerlands!
www.carcanet.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Join us online to launch 'Answerlands' by Joseph Minden on Tuesday 18 November at 7pm BST! 💻📖
The event will be hosted by Will Harris and will feature reading and discussion, alongside time for audience questions.
More information and tickets here:🎟️
www.carcanet.co.uk/events/answe...
The event will be hosted by Will Harris and will feature reading and discussion, alongside time for audience questions.
More information and tickets here:🎟️
www.carcanet.co.uk/events/answe...
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Join us for our next online launch with @csmithpoet.bsky.social @troycabida.bsky.social & guest poet @jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Thursday 13th November at 7pm.
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau...
Thursday 13th November at 7pm.
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau...
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Join us for our next online launch with @csmithpoet.bsky.social @troycabida.bsky.social & guest poet @jessmookherjee.bsky.social
Thursday 13th November at 7pm.
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau...
Thursday 13th November at 7pm.
📹 Recording sent to ticket-holders in case you can't join live
🎫 Reserve your place, pay what you can
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-lau...
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For 20 years, the Poetry Archive has brought poetry to life in poets’ own voices, free for all. Love what we do? Support us by donating, becoming a member, or spreading the word about what we do. 💛
poetryarchive.org/support/
#PoetryArchive20 #PoetryForEveryone
poetryarchive.org/support/
#PoetryArchive20 #PoetryForEveryone
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
For 20 years, the Poetry Archive has brought poetry to life in poets’ own voices, free for all. Love what we do? Support us by donating, becoming a member, or spreading the word about what we do. 💛
poetryarchive.org/support/
#PoetryArchive20 #PoetryForEveryone
poetryarchive.org/support/
#PoetryArchive20 #PoetryForEveryone
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Good news!
We've extended the deadlines for the 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize.
Both are now closing on SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER, so now you have an extra two weeks to polish up those poems...
poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/
We've extended the deadlines for the 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize.
Both are now closing on SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER, so now you have an extra two weeks to polish up those poems...
poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/
October 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Good news!
We've extended the deadlines for the 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize.
Both are now closing on SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER, so now you have an extra two weeks to polish up those poems...
poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/
We've extended the deadlines for the 2026 International Book & Pamphlet Competition and the 2026 New Poets Prize.
Both are now closing on SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER, so now you have an extra two weeks to polish up those poems...
poetrybusiness.co.uk/competitions/
Many congratulations to Stuart #Pickford and @sarahwimbush.bsky.social , who are both featured in The North's 40 year anthology!
October 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Many congratulations to Stuart #Pickford and @sarahwimbush.bsky.social , who are both featured in The North's 40 year anthology!
Great evening yesterday at the King's Hall, Ilkley, where Simon #Armitage read from his "New Cemetery" and "Dwell", with some very funny intros and anecdotes.
October 11, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Great evening yesterday at the King's Hall, Ilkley, where Simon #Armitage read from his "New Cemetery" and "Dwell", with some very funny intros and anecdotes.
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The Waltham Forest Poetry Competition, judged by the fabulous Lorraine Mariner, invites you to send poems on the theme of WEATHER/WHETHER. Over £1,000 in prizes. Entry fee for adults is from £3, FREE for young poets under the age of 18. Closing date is MONDAY 20 OCTOBER.
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
October 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Waltham Forest Poetry Competition, judged by the fabulous Lorraine Mariner, invites you to send poems on the theme of WEATHER/WHETHER. Over £1,000 in prizes. Entry fee for adults is from £3, FREE for young poets under the age of 18. Closing date is MONDAY 20 OCTOBER.
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
www.bit.ly/wfpoetrycomp
Autumn is definitely here now - the lithops are flowering.
September 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Autumn is definitely here now - the lithops are flowering.
On a happier note for these times, the Lithops plants are about to be wakened from their aestivation...
September 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
On a happier note for these times, the Lithops plants are about to be wakened from their aestivation...
Congratulations, @rcurzon.bsky.social Rachel Curzon, for winning the @poetrylondon.bsky.social competition!
September 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Congratulations, @rcurzon.bsky.social Rachel Curzon, for winning the @poetrylondon.bsky.social competition!
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✨WORKSHOPS NEXT WEEK✨
✨Tues 2 Sept, 11am
Queer Poetry with Clare Shaw ( @clareshawpoet.bsky.social)
buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...
✨Wed 3 Sept, 11am
Writing Birds with Laurie Bolger ( @lauriebolger.bsky.social)
buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social
✨Tues 2 Sept, 11am
Queer Poetry with Clare Shaw ( @clareshawpoet.bsky.social)
buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...
✨Wed 3 Sept, 11am
Writing Birds with Laurie Bolger ( @lauriebolger.bsky.social)
buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
✨WORKSHOPS NEXT WEEK✨
✨Tues 2 Sept, 11am
Queer Poetry with Clare Shaw ( @clareshawpoet.bsky.social)
buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...
✨Wed 3 Sept, 11am
Writing Birds with Laurie Bolger ( @lauriebolger.bsky.social)
buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social
✨Tues 2 Sept, 11am
Queer Poetry with Clare Shaw ( @clareshawpoet.bsky.social)
buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...
✨Wed 3 Sept, 11am
Writing Birds with Laurie Bolger ( @lauriebolger.bsky.social)
buytickets.at/thepoetrybus...
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social
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⌛PRIMERS - deadline midnight 9th September.
Guide your poems into print with our established mentoring and publishing scheme for UK poets.
With selecting editor Laurie Bolger
Full submission criteria and guidelines: buff.ly/3qxgju8
Good luck
Guide your poems into print with our established mentoring and publishing scheme for UK poets.
With selecting editor Laurie Bolger
Full submission criteria and guidelines: buff.ly/3qxgju8
Good luck
August 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
⌛PRIMERS - deadline midnight 9th September.
Guide your poems into print with our established mentoring and publishing scheme for UK poets.
With selecting editor Laurie Bolger
Full submission criteria and guidelines: buff.ly/3qxgju8
Good luck
Guide your poems into print with our established mentoring and publishing scheme for UK poets.
With selecting editor Laurie Bolger
Full submission criteria and guidelines: buff.ly/3qxgju8
Good luck
@alcs.co.uk Many thanks to ALCS for their hospitality at The Grand in York yesterday evening. It was a great opportunity to meet other writers, and to hear about more of the work ALCS has been doing.
July 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
@alcs.co.uk Many thanks to ALCS for their hospitality at The Grand in York yesterday evening. It was a great opportunity to meet other writers, and to hear about more of the work ALCS has been doing.
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Under the Radar Issue 35 is hot off the press, now reaching readers.
Treat yourself to this packed magazine of new #poetry, short fiction & reviews ninearchespress.com/shop#!/Under...
Or a digital copy straight to your inbox?
Or take out a subscription?
Thanks to our writers & readers ❤️
Treat yourself to this packed magazine of new #poetry, short fiction & reviews ninearchespress.com/shop#!/Under...
Or a digital copy straight to your inbox?
Or take out a subscription?
Thanks to our writers & readers ❤️
July 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Under the Radar Issue 35 is hot off the press, now reaching readers.
Treat yourself to this packed magazine of new #poetry, short fiction & reviews ninearchespress.com/shop#!/Under...
Or a digital copy straight to your inbox?
Or take out a subscription?
Thanks to our writers & readers ❤️
Treat yourself to this packed magazine of new #poetry, short fiction & reviews ninearchespress.com/shop#!/Under...
Or a digital copy straight to your inbox?
Or take out a subscription?
Thanks to our writers & readers ❤️
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Thanks to everyone who has submitted to PAN! Wordview 2025 so far, the playlist of submissions is now live via our YouTube channel.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
July 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Thanks to everyone who has submitted to PAN! Wordview 2025 so far, the playlist of submissions is now live via our YouTube channel.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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The latest Under the Radar, our flagship magazine, is available in a digital edition, arriving straight to your in-box for just £6.99.
We've introduced a new DIGITAL subscription.
Details about your options: t.co/Wni3tAlON7
UtR 35 coming soon.
We've introduced a new DIGITAL subscription.
Details about your options: t.co/Wni3tAlON7
UtR 35 coming soon.
July 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The latest Under the Radar, our flagship magazine, is available in a digital edition, arriving straight to your in-box for just £6.99.
We've introduced a new DIGITAL subscription.
Details about your options: t.co/Wni3tAlON7
UtR 35 coming soon.
We've introduced a new DIGITAL subscription.
Details about your options: t.co/Wni3tAlON7
UtR 35 coming soon.
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The Poetry Archive site turns 20! 🎉
2 decades. 1000s of poems.
Free to hear, anytime.
Listen in → poetryarchive.org
#PoetryArchive20
2 decades. 1000s of poems.
Free to hear, anytime.
Listen in → poetryarchive.org
#PoetryArchive20
July 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The Poetry Archive site turns 20! 🎉
2 decades. 1000s of poems.
Free to hear, anytime.
Listen in → poetryarchive.org
#PoetryArchive20
2 decades. 1000s of poems.
Free to hear, anytime.
Listen in → poetryarchive.org
#PoetryArchive20